 Plainview (31-3) won District 4-4A and earned a first-round bye, beat El Paso Chapin 50-29 in the area round, beat Frenship 43-33 in the regional quarterfinals

 Crowley (30-4) won District 8-4A and earned a first-round bye, beat Wichita Falls 76-39 in the area round; beat Joshua 49-39 in the regional quarterfinals

 Palo Duro (29-8) won District 3-4A and earned a first-round bye, beat Canutillo 80-22 in the area around, beat 64-50 in the regional quarterfinals

 Fort Worth Dunbar (29-5) won District 7-4A and earned a first-round bye, beat Denton Guyer 67-43 in the area round, beat Aledo 61-53 in the regional quarterfinals.

Players to watch

 Plainview: F Erika Raymond, 12.8 ppg., 2.2 apg.

 Crowley: G Megan Dell, 12 points in win over Joshua

 Palo Duro: F Jasmine Taylor, 9.5 ppg., 4.5 rpg.

 Fort Worth Dunbar: C Brooklyn Pope, 24.8 ppg., 12.5 rpg

Notes

 Plainview is making its ninth straight appearance in a regional tournament, looking for its first state tournament berth since 2004. The Lady Bulldogs won three straight state titles from 2001 through 2003. They have fallen, however, in the regional semifinals the last three years, including two straight to Fort Worth Dunbar ... Crowley is in the regional tournament for the second straight season. A win over Plainview would mark the deepest playoff penetration for the Lady Eagles in school history ... Palo Duro is back in the regional tournament after falling in the quarterfinals a year ago. A win over Dunbar would give the Lady Dons their fourth 30-win season in school history, all under current coach A.J. Johnson ... Dunbar is the defending Class 4A state champion. In fact, the Lady Wildcats have made three straight state tournament appearances, also winning the title in 2005.

 Slaton (26-5) won District 4-2A and earned a first-round bye, beat Spearman 59-55 in the area round, beat Shallowater 46-41 in the regional quarterfinals

 Tuscola Jim Ned (29-5) won District 6-2A and earned a first-round bye, beat Kermit 58-23 in the area round; beat Ballinger 57-54 in the regional quarterfinals

 Panhandle (22-10) won District 1-2A and earned a first-round bye, beat Tahoka 34-24 in the area round, beat Abernathy 42-33 in the regional quarterfinals

 Wall (29-6) finished as the runner-up in District 6-2A, beat Haskell 60-28 in the big-district round, beat Reagan County 61-40 in the area round, beat Coahoma 37-26 in the regional quarterfinals.

Players to watch

 Slaton: F Kryssa Kenney, 12.9 ppg., 6.2 rpg.

 Tuscola Jim Ned: G Lilly Taylor, 13 points in win over Ballinger

 Panhandle: C Katherine Gray, 11 points in win over Abernathy

 Wall: F Paige Weishuhn, 13 points in win over Coahoma

Notes

 This is the first time Slaton has reached the girls regional tournament since 1996. That season, the Tigerettes went on to make the state tournament in Austin ... Jim Ned survived a brutal district run with the likes of Wall and Ballinger. Jim Ned and Ballinger finished the regular season ranked, and the Lady Indians beat a banged-up Ballinger team on Tuesday ... Panhandle's last trip to Lubbock was fairly successful as the Pantherettes reached the third-place game of the Caprock Holiday Tournament. They lost to Sudan in the semifinals and met Spearman in the third-place game. Panhandle is the only one of the four qualifiers making a return appearance from last season ... Wall was part of a unique doubleheader on Tuesday as both the girls and boys teams played Coahoma. Wall won both games.

 Anton (29-3) won District 4-IA and earned a first-round bye, beat McCamey 53-27 in the area round, beat Roscoe 70-47 in the regional quarterfinals.

 Wellington (27-6) won District 8-IA and earned a first-round bye, beat Sunray 52-40 in the area round, beat Gruver 47-38 in the regional quarterfinals.

 New Deal (24-7) finished as the runner-up in District 4-IA, beat Morton 51-34 in the bi-district round, beat Wink 44-27 in the area round, beat Sundown 43-36 in the regional quarterfinals

 Sudan (29-4) won District 5-IA and earned a first-round bye, beat Memphis 59-44 in the area round, beat Vega 58-40 in the regional quarterfinals.

Players to watch

 Anton: G Taniqua Hollis, 25.8 ppg., 4.1 apg.

 Wellington: C Skyler Warrick, 17.1 ppg., 9.3 rpg.

 New Deal: F Tiffany Eubank, 19.4 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 4.4 apg.

 Sudan: G Jacey Davison, 17.3 ppg., 3.2 apg.

Notes

 Anton's 29-3 record represents an 18-win turnaround from last season when the Lady Bulldogs finished just 11-20 and 2-6 in District 4-IA, missing the playoffs with a fourth-place finish. They finished the regular season of 2007-08 ranked No. 11 in the state ... Wellington also finished the regular season ranked at No. 16. The Lady Skyrockets were one of the top lower classification teams in the Panhandle in terms of defense, allowing just 33.8 points per game during the regular season ... New Deal is in the regional tournament for the second straight year. The Lady Lions fell to Sundown in the regional final, and Sundown went on to the state title game before losing to Lindsey. Sudan was the team New Deal beat in the regional semifinals last year. This is the fifth straight season for the Hornettes to reach the regional tournament, going in this year as the No. 2 team in the state.

 Follett (27-2) won District 2-IIA and earned a first-round bye, beat Hedley 67-35 in the area round, beat Nazareth 61-47 in the regional quarterfinals.

 Wellman-Union (28-3) won District 8-IIA and earned a first-round bye, beat Valley 55-45 in the area round, beat Petersburg 55-48 in the regional quarterfinals.

 McLean (24-5) won District 3-IIA and earned a first-round bye, beat Fort Elliott 53-41 in the area round, beat Happy 61-48 in the regional quarterfinals.

 Grady (25-9) finished as the runner-up in District 8-IIA, beat Southland 50-37 in the bi-district round, beat Paducah 55-48 in the area round, beat Whitharral 49-39 in the regional quarterfinals.

Players to watch

 Follett: G Brittany Blau, 17.4 ppg.

 Wellman-Union: F Katelynn Frei, 16 points in win over Petersburg

 McLean: F Alexis Menefield, 23 points in win over Happy

 Grady: F Eva Dyck, 11.5 ppg., 6.4 rpg.

Notes

 Follett has been getting it done with offense. The Lady Panthers led Panhandle small-school teams in scoring at 64.8 points per game, and have averaged 64.0 in two wins in the playoffs ... According to UIL records, this is the first time Wellman-Union has reached the regional tournament since 1983. The Lady Wildcats lost to Whitharral in the area round last year ... McLean is one of three teams in the regional tournament field ranked in the Top 20 at No. 19 by the TABC ... Grady was ranked during part of the season, but late-season losses knocked the Lady Wildcats out of the polls. Grady, however, is allowing just 42 points per game in the playoffs, second only to Follett (41).